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Black hockey players in a traditionally white sport Anson Carter played for the Boston Bruins during the 1999-2000 season. "Fans would yell, 'Go back to the South,' and 'How come you're not…Brewer's: Robert's Men
Bandits, marauders, etc. So called from Robin Hood, the outlaw. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Robespierre's WeaversRobert of Brunne A B C D E F G H…Ben Johnson
Ben JohnsonBorn: Dec. 30, 1961Canadian sprinter set 100m world record (9.83) at 1987 World Championships; won 100m at 1988 Olympics, but flunked drug test and forfeited gold medal; 1987 world…Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray RobinsonBorn: May 3, 1921Boxer arguably the greatest pound-for-pound prizefighter of all-time; world welterweight champion (1946-51); 5-time middleweight champ; retired at age 45…Frank Robinson
Frank RobinsonBorn: Aug. 31, 1935Baseball OF won MVP in NL (1961) and AL (1966); Triple Crown winner and World Series MVP in 1966 with Baltimore; 5th on all-time home run list with 586; 1st…Alistair Cooke Biography
Alistair Cookejournalist, broadcasterBorn: 11/20/1908Birthplace: Manchester, England British-born American journalist and radio/TV personality whose commentary on American culture had an audience in…John Stockton
John StocktonBorn: Mar 26, 1962Basketball G all-time NBA leader in every major assist category, including most in a season (1,164), highest average in a season (14.5 per game) and most…John Chancellor
John Chancellorjournalist, television news anchorBorn: 7/14/1927Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Award-winning journalist whose assignments included the 1957 desegregation of Central High in…Bill Conti Biography
Bill ConticomposerBorn: 4/13/1942Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island An incredibly prolific composer, he first earned critical acclaim for scoring Vittorio de Sica's Oscar-winning The Garden of the…John Chancellor Biography
John Chancellorjournalist, television news anchorBorn: 7/14/1927Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Award-winning journalist whose assignments included the 1957 desegregation of Central High in…Trending
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